PMP Exam Prep Boot Camp (PM25)

Concentrating on exam content from the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge - Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide) and other sources, this course includes a wide variety of learning tools and study aids, all using PMI terminology.

Course Outline

Description

In this course, you'll gain the essential preparation needed to pass the PMP and CAPM exams. Concentrating on exam content from the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge - Fourth Edition (PMBOK® Guide) and other sources, this course includes a wide variety of learning tools and study aids, all using PMI® terminology.

Learning activities in this Boot Camp target each of the three major learning styles: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. With the help of a simple tool in the study guide, you can identify your learning style and the learning exercises most closely aligned with your style. You will receive three suggestions for approaches to studying for the exam that focus on the strengths of each learning style.

What you'll learn in the class

• Prepare to take the PMP or CAPM exams
• Become familiar with PMBOK® Guide terms, definitions, and processes
• Master test-taking techniques
• Learn styles and types of questions found on the PMP or CAPM exams
• PMBOK® Guide's five process groups, nine knowledge areas, and the area of professional and social responsibility

Hands-on-exercises

• Each chapter contains practice exercises targeted at the range of learning styles (Visual, Kinesthetic, Auditory)
• Network Diagram Exercises
• Earned Value Exercises
• Practice Tests

Who needs To attend
Associate project managers, project managers, IT project managers, project coordinators, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, product managers, program managers, project sponsors, and project team members seeking the PMP or CAPM certification.

Course outline

1. Introduction

• PMP and CAPM Exam Requirements
• Exam Questions
• Maintaining Certification
• Exam-Taking Tips
• Assessment Quiz

2. PM Foundation

• PM Definitions
• Project Life Cycle vs. Project Management Life Cycle
• Organizational Structure
• Practice Test

3. PM Process Groups and Knowledge Areas

• PM Process Groups
• PM Knowledge Areas

4. Project Integration Management

• Overview of Project Integration
• Develop Project Charter
• Develop Project Management Plan
• Direct and Manage Project Execution
• Monitor and Control Project Work
• Perform Integrated Change Control
• Close Project or Phase
• Summary Exercise
• Practice Exercises
• Practice Test

5. Project Scope Management

• Overview of Project Scope Management
• Collect Requirements
• Define Scope
• Create WBS
• Verify Scope
• Control Scope
• Summary Exercise
• Practice Exercises
• Practice Test

6. Project Time Management

• Overview of Project Time Management
• Define Activity
• Sequence Activity
• Estimate Activity Resource
• Estimate Activity Duration
• Develop Schedule
• Control Schedule
• Summary Exercise
• Practice Exercises
• Practice Test

7. Project Cost Management

• Overview of Project Cost Management
• Estimate Costs
• Determine Budget
• Control Costs
• Summary Exercise
• Practice Exercises
• Practice Test

8. Project Quality Management

• Overview of Project Quality Management
• Plan Quality
• Perform Quality Assurance
• Perform Quality Control
• Summary Exercise
• Practice Exercises
• Practice Test

9. Project Human Resource Management

• Overview of Project Human Resource Management
• Develop Human Resource Plan
• Acquire Project Team
• Develop Project Team
• Manage Project Team
• Summary Exercise
• Practice Exercises
• Practice Test

10. Project Communication Management

• Overview of Project Communication Management
• Identify Stakeholders
• Plan Communications
• Distribute Information
• Manage Stakeholder Expectations
• Report Performance
• Summary Exercise
• Practice Exercises
• Practice Test

11. Project Risk Management

• Overview of Project Risk Management
• Plan Risk Management
• Identify Risks
• Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Plan Risk Response
• Monitoring and Control Risks
• Summary Exercise
• Practice Exercises
• Practice Test

12. Project Procurement Management

• Overview of Project Procurement Management
• Plan Procurements
• Conduct Procurements
• Administer Procurements
• Close Procurements
• Summary Exercise
• Practice Exercises
• Practice Test

13. Professional Responsibility

• Overview
• History and vision of PMI's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
• PMI's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
• Professional and Social Responsibility
• Section Review
• Recurring Themes - PMP Exam
• Practice Test
• End of Course Review
• Simulated Practice Exam

Additional Details

Pre-Requisites

To be eligible for the CAPM or PMP certification, you must first meet specific education and experience requirements. The PMP Prep Boot Camp satisfies the requirements for contact hours of instruction. The final step in gaining certification is passing a multiple-choice, psychometric-based examination designed to objectively assess and measure your project management knowledge. It is recommended that you have achieved the experience requirements prior to taking this course.

Certificates offered

36 PMI PDUs 3.6 CEUs

Cancellation Policy

We require 16 calendar days notice to reschedule or cancel any registration. Failure to provide the required notification will result in 100% charge of the course. If a student does not attend a scheduled course without prior notification it will result in full forfeiture of the funds and no reschedule will be allowed. Within the required notification period, only student substitutions will be permitted.

Reschedules are permitted at anytime with 16 or more calendar days notice. Enrollments must be rescheduled within six months of the cancel date or funds on account will be forfeited.

Map & Reviews

Global Knowledge
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Global Knowledge Ottawa (Holland Cross)
1600 Scott Street
3rd Floor Tower B
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada   K1Y 4N7

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should have discuss some case studies,,overall A+

Reviewed by Syed A. 2011